TO DENY A LUNA
The waistband of the pants had to be rolled several times to stay on, and the shirt hung off me like a sheet.
Astrid was watching me silently. The moment I turned around, her expression crumpled again.
“You’re so thin,” she said, sinking onto the edge of her bed. Her voice trembled, and her eyes glistened. “What’s happened to you?”
I gave her a tired smile as I pulled a hair tie from my bag and twisted my wet hair into a bun.
“I’m managing,” I said quietly. “We’re okay.”
I bent over to dig through my backpack and pulled out a fresh diaper for Kael. He had stayed miraculously dry, shielded by the blanket and the warmth of my chest. Astrid kept her gaze on him, gently swaying him in her arms.
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